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Delving deeper into the reasoning, Mel emphasized the importance of the ball's position at the time of the incident. If the ball had been on the ground and the player made contact with it using his feet, a different conclusion might have been reached. He suggested that the referee might have been influenced by where the ball ended up, leading him to falsely conclude that a penalty was warranted. This misinterpretation points to larger issues inherent in officiating and the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) system.